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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — The Dewan Rakyat today passed by a majority vote the National Security Council (NSC) Bill 2015 after nearly seven hours of heated debates, amid protests by the opposition and civil society groups against what they claim is a law that would confer wide-ranging powers to the prime minister.

The House passed the Bill on a voice vote at the third and final reading at 10.55pm, after the opposition failed to stop the Bill at the policy stage debate in a bloc vote with 107 voting for and 74 against the Bill.

Earlier when winding up points raised during the policy stage debate, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim denied claims by the opposition bench that the Bill is a ploy to confer powers on the prime minister to declare a state of emergency without needing to seek the consent of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

He admitted that they may not have had sufficient time to read through the Bill as it was only tabled on Tuesday, but insisted that they had wrongly interpreted provisions within the Bill.

“The prime minister is not declaring an emergency; he is declaring a security area. We are declaring specific security areas where there are threats to the public,” he told the House after repeated interjections from opposition members arguing that it is similar to provisions outlined in the Federal Constitution regarding emergency declarations.

Shahidan insisted that the provisions for declaring an emergency under the Federal Constitution deals with a large-scale crises, while the Bill deals with specific instances of threats to security in specific areas.

Opposition MPs had during the earlier debate claimed that conferring the prime minister powers to declare a security area would circumvent the constitutional requirement to convince the Agong to declare an emergency, which would be done at the advice of the federal Cabinet.

Deputy Speaker Datuk Ronald Kiandee also rejected a motion raised by Bagan MP Lim Guan Eng – who sought to defer the vote and refer the Bill to a select committee – on grounds that the motion should have been raised before the House voted on the Bill at the policy stage.

The National Security Council Bill 2015, which was tabled by Shahidan on Tuesday, proposes to allow the National Security Council (NSC) – which would be chaired by the prime minister – to take command of the country’s security forces and impose strict policing of areas deemed to face security risks.

According to the Bill, the NSC’s jurisdiction takes effect once the prime minister designates a location as a “security area” — a status that is valid for six months at a time, subject to renewal by the prime minister.

Once the NSC takes over control of a security area, security forces will have the right to search or arrest without warrant any individual “found committing, alleged to have committed, or reasonably suspected of having committed any offence under written laws in the security area”.

The Bill also seeks to empower security forces to arrest without warrant and take action against those who do not abide by an evacuation order from a security area, and also carry out searches of any vehicle or premise within the security area without a warrant.

The NSC Bill: A Prelude to Dictatorship

Let me get straight to the point: the National Security Council Bill 2015 tabled in Parliament yesterday is nothing less than a prelude to dictatorship, the final step in the ‘Zimbabweization’ of Malaysia.

The bill, now being rushed through parliament with unholy haste, is so patently and blatantly undemocratic in its intent that it staggers the imagination that any government in this day and age would even contemplate it. It is a new low from a government that has consistently and increasingly disregarded the spirit of our constitution and trampled upon the rights of the people with callousness and impunity in order to cling to power.

The bill creates, in effect, a police state wherein the government and its agents are empowered, in the name of national security, to do anything they want with total impunity and without regard to constitutional constraints and obligations.

And this from a government that has already amassed more power than any previous government. Today, the executive has untrammelled powers over almost every aspect of national life especially given the erosion of traditional checks and balances. Our citizens have never been more at the mercy of the executive, never been more vulnerable, more exposed, more intimidated.

Nevertheless, the government continues to insist that it needs more power, less checks and balances, less accountability. Why? What clear and present dangers lurk in the shadows that require such powers to deal with? What threats are out there that would justify such draconian laws?

Is it the threat of ISIS militancy?

Surely the police already have enough power to tackle that head on. What is lacking is the political will to root out Islamic militancy and radicalism and the wisdom to craft winning strategies instead of the empty rhetoric that we keep hearing.

Is it to meet the kind of incursion that Sabah experienced not too long ago?

Again, we have all the firepower, the manpower and the necessary legal framework to deal with such contingencies. After all, we’ve spent billions on defence and training. We have warplanes and submarines and tanks and all the other hardware that is needed. Again, what is lacking is leadership. Our men in uniform are brave and dedicated but the same cannot be said of our leaders who were indecisive and incompetent throughout the crisis.

Is it to meet the kind of civil disturbance brought on by extremists groups like the Red Shirts who recently threatened a bloodbath in Petaling Street?

Again, we don’t need more laws; what is needed is for the government itself to take a clear, consistent and unequivocal stand against extremism, racism and religious intolerance. After all, if the Chinese ambassador could single-handedly calm the situation in Petaling Street, think what the Prime Minister could do if he really wanted to.

Clearly, therefore, this bill is more about consolidating power, silencing dissent, stifling the opposition and intimidating the people than anything else. It is a power grab plain and simple, the end game in UMNO’s strategy of acquiring absolute and total power. It will crush what’s left of our democracy. It will institutionalize kleptocracy. It will bring us closer to the day when we will once again be ruled by a national operations council. It will make peaceful change impossible.

It is an act of desperation by a government fearful of its own people and terrified of change. As the man in the street knows all too well, the greatest threat to Malaysia today is not from subversion, incursion or invasion but from a government which has increasingly abused its authority, corrupted our institutions, and undermined our social fabric just to stay in power.

To be sure, government apologists will demand that we trust the government, arguing that it is acting in the best interests of the nation, that we live in an increasingly dangerous world. Baloney to all that; this is a government with a long history of betrayal and broken promises and a litany of abusive actions and undemocratic behaviour. It simply cannot be trusted with such power.

The day this bill become law will be a day of infamy and shame, a day of mourning, the blackest day in our history. Parliament must rise to the occasion and reject this draconian measure before the lights go out on our already feeble democracy.

[Dennis Ignatius, a former Malaysian ambassador, firmly believes that we should put our trust not in the leadership of great men but in the sanctity of great institutions – our secular and democratic constitution, a democratically elected parliament, an independent judiciary, a free press and a government fully accountable to the people. He blogs at http://www.dennisignatius.com]

Everyone knows there is a price to pay in privacy for collective security.

The question is: how much?

Terrorist attacks like 9/11, the Boston Marathon bombing,

and the recent Paris shootings, pushed anti-terrorism laws to the centre again.

Malaysian Anti-Terrorism Laws

In the past, we had the Internal Security Act 1960 (repealed in 2012)

which enabled authorities (Home Minister) to detain a person for a period,

if they were believed to be a threat to national security. Later, the Emergency Ordinance 1969 (repealed in 2013) upon the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong’s emergency declaration, gave police the full right to detain, arrest, question, and search individuals without a warrant.

The recent Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma) allows detention for up to 28 days and for tracking devices to be placed onto released suspects.

On the other hand, the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2015 (Pota), allows for detention, without warrant, up to a maximum of 60 days if a person is suspected of terrorist activities.

Anti-terrorism laws around the world

1. United States: Patriot Act.

This Act allows the President to seize the property of any foreigner suspected of war or attack on the US, surveillance by interception of telephone calls (most controversial) and tighter border control. It may also require banks to stop terrorist money-laundering.

2. United Kingdom: Anti-Crime, Terrorism and Security Act 2001

It allows for indefinite detention of foreign nationals suspected of terrorism without trial

and freezing of assets.

The highest court in UK expressly disapproved of this legislation as it contravened

As always , and quite often, when listening to those who appear in a media broadcast-being interviewed.. Usually , its either they will scream injustice and foul-play naming those they hold fully responsible..

Or , if it may be an action not so conducive to personal well being or safety.if specific names

and accusations that describes in detail ,what is transpiring , is made public.

Then ,a recourse is to be vague and suggestive as to what is going on.. And it is for the viewers to form their own conclusions based on what is said and alluded.

And in the instance below, in the video. It is not too difficult to decipher what is behind the words and detailing the real situation that is going on.

It is not like he is speaking in some coded language that needs to be de-crypted.

As a matter of fact , it is obvious what he is alluding to -that is and has been going on ,behind the scenes at Sg. Way for quite some time , and so far , nought much has been done about it.

Certain things come to mind ....

Thugs, Gangsterism , Extortion, - Territorial Claims of Turf by organized groups that enforces their own set of rules .

Applicable on those they determined to have infringed on their Turf without the Tributes they determine is owed or obligated ,from petty traders who trade in the area they control.

And protection fee is the old school term for the racket.....

And in the video above , stopping short of naming names , he already in essence inferred the sheenanigans that is going on .

From streets of New York city and made famous by the mafia. Then to the streets of Hong Kong in the far east , where ,although different nationalities, but same rules ,same game.

And it is all too familiar back in KL /PJ..And therefore totally comes as no surprise..

It is what it is , Traders who want to operate in a " controlled " area need to know the very special permits and the costs of it...

Some years ago ,PM Najib said this in his own words ,but now few years later , contemplate on the current ethnic issues that has been played to the hilt. And somehow a sense of hypocrisy can be felt ..See how different is his posture....then ..and now..with his dignified elegant silence and even as far as tacit support of the racially tinge Red shirt affair and of which the race card is still being played, although how effective it has been is very much debatable..If one can make one eat their words ,this will be a classic situation in lieu of what he has allowed to happen on his shift as the PM for all....Malaysian Chinese are not "pendatang" he says. Furthermore he adds that the Chinese should not be perceived as immigrants but loyal citizens of Malaysia.People should not look on the past but what they can do for the future... How fast such words have lost traction and just merely become yet another politician's rhetorical posturing pandering to the relevant audience..Never mean what they say,one day from the next,faster than a chameleon changing colours to adapt to the environment..Bending with the wind like a "lallang." Politicians- ,How to trust, when they never mean what they say.?

There would be better understanding of and perhaps appreciation of the Malayan Chinese if their contributions to the struggle for a free and independent and prosperous land , were brought to light.

By June HL Wong - The Star -

A reader who sent an email , pointed me to a particular chapter in a book written by long-serving colonial officer Sir Frank Swettenham.

The book was British Malaya, published in 1907, and once I perused chapter 10, I understood why the reader thought I might find it interesting.

Here’s the pertinent excerpt:

“Their energy and enterprise have made the Malay States what they are today, and it would be impossible to overstate the obligation which the Malay Government and people are under to these hardworking, capable, and law-abiding aliens.

“They were already the miners and the traders, and in some instances the planters and the fishermen, before the white man had found his way to the Peninsula.

“In all the early days it was Chinese energy and industry which supplied the funds to begin the construction of roads and other public works, and to pay for all the other costs of administration.

“They have driven their way into remote jungles, run all risks, and often made great gains. They have also paid the penalty imposed by an often deadly climate.

“But the Chinese were not only miners, they were charcoal-burners in the days when they had to do their own smelting; as contractors they constructed nearly all the government buildings, most of the roads and bridges, railways and waterworks.

“They brought all the capital into the country when Europeans feared to take the risk; they were the traders and shopkeepers. Their steamers first opened regular communication between the ports of the colony and the ports of the Malay States.

“They introduced tens of thousands of their countrymen when the one great need was labour to develop the hidden riches of an almost unknown and jungle-covered country, and it is their work, the taxation of the luxuries they consume and of the pleasures they enjoy, which has provided something like nine-tenths of the revenue.

“The reader should understand at once what is due to Chinese labour and enterprise in the evolution of the Federated Malay States.”

Wow. They did all that even back then? My history books sure didn’t teach me that. The Chinese in Malaysia certainly didn’t get a free ride to where they are. But if I didn’t know my community’s history well, how could I expect others to know?

If they did know, surely it would help create a deeper appreciation of the Chinese and assuage the suspicions about their loyalty.

As the nation mourned the loss of eight policemen and two soldiers and hailed them as heroes in the recent Lahad Datu armed intrusion, a blogger thought fit to write:

“As has always been the case, when we send our policemen and soldiers into battle and they are killed or injured, the chances are they are Melayus and bumiputeras. Perhaps there is wisdom in getting more Chinese and Indians to join the armed forces so that they, too, can die for one Malaysia.”

“Always been the case”? How sad that the many Chinese Special Branch officers who died fighting the communists are unforgivably forgotten.

Online columnist K. Temoc who took umbrage at this blogger’s “caustic and unfair” remarks pointed out that five Chinese police officers have been awarded the nation’s highest gallantry award, the Seri Pahlawan Gagah Perkasa (SP), two posthumously.

Again, it shows how little is known about non-Malay heroes who served in the security forces.

This blogger certainly didn’t and he clearly buys into the belief that non-Malays aren’t willing to risk life and limb for the country and doesn’t consider why there are so few of them in uniform today.

The irony is even if you are well-known, your deeds may not be officially recorded.

Hence, Robert Kuok may be a business legend in Asia but few Malaysians know he was the close friend and confidant of Deputy Prime Minister Tun Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman.

As mentioned in Ooi Kee Beng’s biography, The Reluctant Politician, Tun Dr Ismail and His Time, Kuok played a role in the nation’s development and politics, including helping to pave the way for Tun Abdul Razak’s historic six-day visit to China in May 1974.

So much is left out of our history books and our national museums.

It’s telling that even Yap Ah Loy’s tok panjang showcasing the family’s exquisite dinner ware are housed in Singapore’s Peranakan Museum, not in Kuala Lumpur, the modern city he founded.

I agree whole-heartedly with the Prime Minister that Malaysians must understand each other better if we hope to become a great nation.

Something therefore must be done to document and preserve the nation’s history that is more inclusive and multiracial.

If the Government has been remiss, the Chinese should take it upon themselves to address this lack of understanding and appreciation of their community’s immense contributions. It shouldn’t, however, be a glossy and glossed-over coffee table account.

By all means include the darker and controversial aspects, including the Chinese-led Communist Party of Malaya’s attempt to overthrow the colonial government (Interestingly, Kuok’s brother, William, was a communist who died in the jungle).

But it was also a long war that was won with the help of the Chinese, like those S.B. officers.

While we take pride in celebrating our most famous Malaysians – Michelle Yeoh, Jimmy Choo and Zang Toi – we must also honour the unsung, unknown heroes like those mentioned by K Temoc: policeman Yeap Sean Hua who died while apprehending a criminal at Setapak and was awarded the SP, sergeant Lee Han Cheong and Deputy Commissioner Khoo Chong Kong who were both killed by the communists.

It’s time to build a Malaysian Chinese museum that will tell a history – the good, the bad, the noble, the inspiring – that must no longer be hidden or forgotten.

The writer believes the Malaysian Indian community also has a proud and even longer history to share and preserve.

What an idiot,,,this isn't about having money, it's about respect for the traffic laws and traffic enforcement officials..if you have commited an offence, then you are in the wrong..stupid ! Behaving like a moronic uncivilized barbarian just makes things worst.." What..you think this is your grandfather's road? Can park anywhere you like? And throw a tantrum like you own the road? All you managed to do is to disgrace your self and upbringing . What a Moron !"This has nothing to do with RACE,just so happens,the enforcement official is of a certain ethnicity.Uncivilized barbarians like these are all over the world not restricted to Malaysia...gangster mentality like this,,same same lah, not that haven't seen before, in Malaysia,whether CHinese ka ,Indian ka, Malay ka..whats the difference?

There are morons of this type across the races..no respect...because they have money they think their "Bapa" punya jalan..Aiyoooo...

Bangang betui budak samseng ini!

But what is troubling is how easy and quick it is for those with an agenda to slap a racial twist to this.

Judging from the some of the titles on social media sharing the video above, it is not difficult to ascertain that attempts are already underway to give the incident a label with a racial connotation.

Despite it being just a hot headed crass and rude and arrogant individual who just happen to be from a certain ethnicity but are total arrogant pricks..

A prick is a prick ,whatever his ethnicity or even nationality...Biadap is Biadap..apa saja bangsa..sama juga.Ta ada beza!There are saints and demons across all ethnicities and nationalities...

Yet labels like below on the video doesn't help much either,...Like this title on You Tube about this video for example..Adui..Is a Title like that necessary ? A prick is a prick ,whatever his ethnicity or even nationality...Biadap is Biadap..apa saja bangsa..sama juga..ta ada beza!There are saints and demons across all ethnicities and nationalities...

The full text of the letter is quite extensive ,although skimming through the message, some interesting paragraphs that the SB Deputy director inserted is thought provoking...

WHat choice do I have ,He says ,and then continuing in the message Hamid Bador makes inferences as to threats to his life and safety.And from A SB deputy director who specialty is information and intel gathering.Such cannot be brushed off lightly .

Reading the entirety of the message, it seems clear he is suggesting he knows a lot that he isn;t revealing ,bound by his code of conduct.. that he subtly inserts in between the paragraphs . That he can incriminate and even bring down high profile people,if he chooses..with what knowledge he has in his possession.A pre-emptive letter warning those who plot against him?In between the whole message are these little suggestions as to what can be done by the civil service to voice their displeasure on the current state of affairs in Goverment..And the suggestions verge on a mutinous tone..

English translations are not word for word but the gist of what the paragraphs are conveying..Some of the suggestions may be about things /info/ events that he knows for sure. Intelligence gathering is the specialty of the SB. And he is a former Deputy Director..What he says,it is interesting to try to guess 2 levels deeper...Personally I find the open letter to the goverment by ex deputy director of Special Branch Hamid Bador ,to be a bit revealing on what the public may not have full details on,which he subtly inserts here and there into his message..

I read this open letter to the Malaysia goverment with intrigue,Written by a deputy director of special branch(ex) which is like a Malaysian version of the FBI..Meaning he would have access to and privy to much top secret confidential intelligence and highly compromising knowledge of certain VVIPs - ,which of course he cannot reveal,bound by a code of conduct,but doesn't mean he cannot hint as to what he knows..And the potential damage he can unleash,on those with a vendetta on him, if he is forced to a corner..!

Lagi cepat saya mati....lagi cepat mereka masuk jel dan digantung leher sampai mati.
Jika saya gugur sekalipun saya yakin perjuangan saya ini tidak akan terhenti di situ saja.(Many of my associates have voiced concerns over my safety..Some have even suggested of the possibility that assassins from Southern Thailand may be hired by the robbers of the people's money to assassinate me.But by God i will not back down.The sooner i die,the sooner it will be for them to go to prison and hung by the neck till they die. Even if i fall,i am convinced my quest for justice will not end just like that,)

( I have found out that there are attempts to discredit me and eroding my credibility by the current top leaders in SB. Portraying me as a dissappointed and selfish person because i was not appointed as Director of SB. Apparently i am an ingrate when my application for early retirement was rejected by the IGP.But when did I ever apply for early retirement? )

Kepada Dato Sri Fuzi Harun (Director SB)saya menyeru supaya jangan membodek berlebih sangat.
Kalau nak mengampu bos tu ampulah puas-puas.
Insya allah bila tiba masanya nanti bolehlah Dato Sri sama-sama mengiringi beliau masuk jel......
I Know What You Did Last Summer!!!( To SB director---Don't overdo the sucking up. Either that or may as well go all the way and then you can accompany him into prison.."I know what you did last Summer"......")

Afterall birds of the same feathers flock together.
Oleh demikian janganlah sesiapa mahu cuba memutarbelitkan hal peribadi saya dalam JIHAD MENEGAK KEADILAN ini.
Stick to the issue!!!(Do not drag my personal life into this like what was attempted by Rizal Mansor...(personal aide to Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor ).I can just as easily expose some interesting scandalous stories about him (Rizal Mansor) to the public and also of his boss Datin Rosmah if i wish... Do not try to spin stories on my personal affairs to interfere with my crusade for justice )

(It is indeed very surprising as to the events leading up to your sudden appointment as the AG.replacing Tan Sri Ghani that was as quick and sudden like a flash of lightning.just at the peak of the 1MDB fiasco.)

Tetapi orangramai bertanggapan bahawa Tan Sri sendiri telah banyak menyumbang idea tentang halatuju tindakan kerajaan di saat-saat genting keputusan "memecat" Tan Sri Gani Patail itu dibuat.
Dalam ertikata lain....Tan Sri telah bersubahat dengan Perdana Menteri.(Yet public perception has it that you had some contribution to ideas on what direction the Goverment ought to go in the tense moments leading to the decision of the termination of TS Ghani..Or that you had conspired with the PM)

Hasten the decision in regard to investigations results of Bank Negara of which file is already in the AG's chambers.Many qualified legal experts of the law ,domestic and international are ready and available for consultation to the AG .And which their expertise can be fully taken advantage of to arrive at a quick and clear decision)

(Before the abrupt removal of your position, i was highly confident with your stern approach in heading the 1 MDB task force.The PM was worried by your no-nonsense handling. But after your termination, you seemed to have clammed up.What has happened to you Tan Sri Ghani.?)Allegations have surfaced that you have been intimidated and you are not fighting back, some say it is some personal scndalous issue or misbehaviour that they can use against you to incriminate you in public)

"Cummon Tan Sri !!!

What is a small personal scandal, even if there is such, when compared to the horrific impact the 1MDB fiasco has unto the nation!!! People will easily forgive you.
Come out and make a stand.

(I remember clearly the spirited statement you made on the last night we met before you were ungraciously removed...you said..." Hey look...this difficult decision that I have made is not about toppling the government.I am not interested in politics. I am just doing my job".That earned my respect and in a spontaneous moment i gave you a police salute)

To all Civil servants and including Police , Armed forces ,Customs ,staff of embassies and high commisions of Malaysia abroad.particularly those who may have information on the robbers wrongdoing of 1MDB. I implore them to have the courage to come forward to give information.

Or to the officers of the Air Force who are the official crew of the goverment who have knowledge on the excesses by our VVIPs. And custom officers who witnessed luxury goods worth millions purchased by Datin Sri Rosmah ,smuggled in the country and for sure no taxes were paid.

ABDUL HAMID BADOR.
1 OKT 2015.

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Full contents of the message in BM

"Cummon Tan Sri !!! What is a small
personal scandal, even if there is such, when compared to the horrific impact
the 1MDB fiasco has unto the nation!!! People will easily forgive you. Come out
and make a stand.

All this while you
are idolised as a tough fighter among the civil servants. Why in a sudden you
become so timid? What have they done to you? Allah SWT will protect you
sir".